Transcript PACE - Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards

PACE
Providers of Approved
Continuing Education
FCLB Mission Statement
Protecting the public by
promoting excellence in
chiropractic regulation
through service to our
member boards
FCLB at Work
FCLB encourages regulatory boards to:
• Employ best practices in public
protection
• Communicate and network to improve
capability
• Develop consistency in standards
• Envision and plan for the future
FCLB at Work
FCLB also:
• Speaks for public protection
• Distributes chiropractic regulatory
information
• Monitors legal trends in regulation
• Develops collaborative ventures
PACE and FCLB’s Values
Protect the Public:
• Promotes quality CE
• Helps D.C.s connect with scientifically
sound, reliable education
• Doctors remain current, offer patients
wide array of effective treatments
• Practitioners avoid isolation, interact
with peers
PACE and FCLB’s Values
Serve Our Member Boards:
• Reduces onerous paperwork and
review processes
• Provides reliable reports on fulfillment
of relicensure requirements
• Helps boards replace random audits
with targeted audits for compliance
Current Status of CE
• No oversight – CE quality inconsistent
• Varied qualifications for each
jurisdiction
• Many colleges
are frustrated
• Regulatory boards
are struggling
• D.C.s are
overwhelmed
Centralized CE Approval in Other Professions
• Medical
Doctors
• Osteopaths
• Podiatrists
• Dentists
• Pharmacists
• Optometrists
• Opticians
• Long Term Care
Administrators
• Nurses
• Psychologists
• Canadian
Rehabilitation
Professionals
• Veterinarians
Who Does PACE Help?
• Regulatory Boards
• Providers of Legitimate CE
• Chiropractic Practitioners
• Professional Associations
• Patients
What do Regulatory Boards get from PACE?
Confidence in course quality
• Review by experts in post-graduate
chiropractic education
• Assess provider’s ability and willingness to
comply with stringent PACE Criteria
• Conduct retrospective course reviews to
ensure continued compliance
• Board members participate in on-site
audits
What do Regulatory Boards get from PACE?
LESS WORK!
• No longer need to slog through
stacks of course applications
•PACE providers have already been
reviewed for compliance with PACE
standards
•Save money and time otherwise
spent assessing applications from
reliable, quality providers
What do Regulatory Boards get from PACE?
Reliable Attendance Verification
• PACE has the flexibility to
accommodate new technology in
verifying attendance
• Allows providers to use any
practical system that meets PACE
quality standards
What do Regulatory Boards get from PACE?
No longer need to
randomly audit D.C.s
•Save time and money spent contacting
D.C.s to verify CE credits
•PACE delivers immediate
verification through the
FCLB CIN-BAD system
•Just look up records in
your existing CIN-BAD
account!
What do Regulatory Boards get from PACE?
Member boards retain authority
•Regulatory boards are the FCLB
•Elect the decision-makers
•Continued voice in the evolution of the
PACE governing documents
•Boards still approve non-PACE courses
directly
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Authority
• PACE WILL NOT and CANNOT be the
only approval process available
• Boards are legally required to maintain
their authority
• PACE is a means of delegating some of
the workload associated with that
authority
• PACE is also a way of pooling resources
with other boards—that’s why the FCLB is
here!
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Authority
• PACE is a multi-layer program
• Relies on participation by:
• regulatory boards
• ACC colleges
• licensing board administrators
• However, the FCLB Board of Directors
(elected by regulatory boards) is
ultimately responsible for
determining PACE approval
What do Colleges get from PACE?
Reduced workload, save $$
• How much time does college staff
spend handling CE approval
applications to states and
provinces?
• Estimated annual cost savings:
$10,000 to $30,000
per college
What do Colleges get from PACE?
What do Colleges get from PACE?
Uniform Criteria
• Few boards have the resources to
establish criteria or expertise to assess
CE objectively
• Leads to an inconsistent review system
What do Colleges get from PACE?
Reasonable and uniform process
• ACC colleges should be able to easily
qualify for PACE approval
• Requires sufficient infrastructure
• Simplified application
• Automatic course approval for
qualifying programs
What do Colleges get from PACE?
Voice in developing PACE requirements
• Every ACC school invited to participate
in Review Team
• Review Team is primary source for
continued quality improvement
What do Colleges get from PACE?
Professional Credibility
• Legislatures are always one
anecdotal incident and one bill away
from over-regulating
• DOT certification program for
physicals may require approval of
prep courses by outside authorities –
colleges are uniquely positioned to
capture this new market
What does the Profession get from PACE?
Searchable database on FCLB website
• Easy to navigate
• Includes board relicensure requirements
• Find courses by date, topic, geographic
region, or instructor
• Web-based
What does the Profession get from PACE?
Archive of participation information
• Attendance verification automatically
sent to regulatory boards for each
license
• No need to track certificates
• Look up past courses to find similar
programs
• Reasonable course assessment
• Future: web-based course feedback
What does the Profession get from PACE?
• Improved CE offerings
• Better trained professionals
• Current topics
• Increased quality and
credibility of CE
• Enhanced professional
standing
PACE Fees
This is an FCLB service!
No cost to member boards
PACE Fees
Cost to approved providers:
• One time application fee: $500
• Not-for-profit annual recognition fee: $1,000
• For-profit annual recognition fee: $10,000
• Attendee records fee: $1 per credit hour, per
attendee—maximum $10 per attendee
• Reconsideration fee: $500
• Appeal: $1,500 initial deposit (fee
determined by costs)
PACE Structure
FCLB Board of Directors
PACE Committee
PACE Review Team
PACE Structure
FCLB Board of Directors
• Responsible for overall program
• Grants final approval to Recognized
Providers
• Oversees appeals process
• Ratifies decisions about policies and
criteria from the PACE Committee
PACE Structure
PACE Committee – 6 members
2 - Regulatory boards
1 - FCLB Director
1 - Licensing board administrator
1 - At-large member
1 - Chair of PACE Review Team
• Oversees PACE Review Team
• Makes recommendations to FCLB
Board
PACE Structure
PACE Review Team – approx 18
• Education experts nominated by ACC
college presidents
• 3 randomly selected Review Team
members assess CE provider applications,
determine ability to comply with PACE
Policies & Procedures and Criteria
• Recommend approvals to PACE
Committee
• Review course content for compliance
PACE Review Team
College Members
Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College
Dr. Jaroslaw Grod
Cleveland College of Chiropractic
Dr. Victor Tong
Life Chiropractic College West
Dr. George Casey
Life University College of Chiropractic
Dr. John W. Downes
Logan College of Chiropractic
Dr. D. Robert Kuhn
National University of Health Sciences
Dr. Jonathan Soltys
New York Chiropractic College
Dr. Tom Ventimiglia
Northwestern Health Sciences University
Dr. Zach Zachman
PACE Review Team
College Members
Palmer College of Chiropractic – Florida
Dr. Donald Dishman
Palmer College of Chiropractic – Iowa
Dr. Laurie Mueller
Palmer College of Chiropractic-West
Dr. Robert Cooperstein
Parker College of Chiropractic
Ms. Michelle Yungblut
Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic
Dr. Robert Irwin
Texas Chiropractic College
Dr. Jason Flanagan
University of Bridgeport
Dr. Richard Saporito
Western States Chiropractic College
Dr. Lester Lamm
PACE Review Team
At-Large Members
Dr. Sherry McAllister, Chair
Dr. John Scaringe
Dr. David Koch
PACE in Action
• 23 participating boards
• 3 Recognized Providers
• Online course search available
• Earned credit reporting begun
PACE in Action
• Online application
PACE is an affirmation of quality CE
Boards need it.
Colleges need it.
Patients deserve it.
Practitioners benefit.
Our profession shines.
“Quality... marks the search
for an ideal after necessity has
been satisfied and
mere usefulness achieved.”
Willa A. Foste